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Job Summary

The Associate Pastor will lead UBC’s efforts in development and restoration of our physical space in Austin’s West Campus. They will oversee the administrative aspects of UBC’s ministry as we continue to be a place of worship, sanctuary, and healing in our neighborhood. They will provide pastoral care and leadership to the congregation in collaboration with and under the supervision of the Senior Pastor.

Essential Functions

• Oversees day-to-day church operations, appropriately resourcing our space for the benefit of UBC’s mission and vision in our community.

• Establishes and maintains productive relationships with our current tenants and community partners, and explores new possibilities for use of space in alignment with our values and goals.

• Spearheads management and implementation of all building infrastructure projects, both deferred maintenance and new development. 

• Directly supervises non-ministerial staff (including Director of Hospitality, Director of Finance, Sexton and custodial staff). 

• Facilitates the annual budget process, and provides financial and operational reports and data for church leadership and meetings.

• Plans and implements Spiritual Formation programming for adults including Sunday Study, special series, events, and lectures in coordination with the Senior Pastor and Spiritual Formation Director. 

• Offers pastoral care, including benevolence, to UBC members and guests as assigned by the Senior Pastor. 

• Assists Senior Pastor and church leadership in strategic planning, decision making, and implementation of church initiatives, working with appropriate committees.

• Collaborates with ministerial staff in creating and leading meaningful weekly worship experiences (with opportunities for preaching, if desired).

 Other Responsibilities

• Maintains, updates, and ensures implementation of church policies. 

• Performs and coordinates weddings and funerals in the absence of the Senior Pastor or at the request of members of the church.

• Shares responsibility for pastoral care and support at our weekly food programs.

• Other duties as assigned by the Senior Pastor.

 Qualifications

• Master of Divinity or equivalent experience;

• A minimum of three years ministerial or non-profit leadership experience;

• Affirmation of UBC’s vision and values as a community “rooted in faith, progressive in action,” and ability to demonstrate previous leadership in progressive faith spaces;

• Strong skills and experience managing finances and personnel; 

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written;

• Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time.

Core Competencies

• Creativity and Innovation: Generates new ideas; makes new connections among existing ideas to create fresh approaches; takes acceptable risks in pursuit of innovation; learns from mistakes; has good judgment about which creative ideas and suggestions will work.

• Attention to Detail: Consistently attends to the many small pieces which must be assembled into an organized whole; follows up on missing or out of balance items; resolves unanswered questions needed to address a problem; keeps the larger picture in mind while tending to the smallest of details.

• Priority Setting: Spends his/her time and directs the time of others to what is important; quickly zones in on the critical issue, and ignores or minimizes distractions; can sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal; eliminates roadblocks; demonstrates focus.

• People/Volunteer Management: Provides direction, gains commitment, facilitates change and achieves results through the efficient, creative and responsible deployment of volunteers and staff members. 

• Process Management: Good at figuring out the processes necessary to get things done; knows how to organize people and activities; understands how to separate and combine tasks into efficient work flow; knows what to measure and how to measure it; can see opportunities for synergy and integration; can simplify complex processes and create policy for repetitive processes.

• Spiritual Maturity: Shows strong personal depth and spiritual grounding; demonstrates integrity and is seen by others as trustworthy and authentic; nurtures a rich spiritual life; seeks the wisdom and guidance of appropriate mentors; is able to articulate a clear and consistent theology.

• Mission Ownership: Demonstrates understanding and full support of the mission, vision, values and beliefs of the University Baptist Church; can demonstrate those values to others; consistently behaves in a manner congruent with the mission, vision, values and beliefs.

To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to employment@ubcaustin.org. This position is open until filled, but we will begin reviewing applications on a rolling basis on October 15th.